Note: See rule 4.01.
Scale of costs in family law and child support matters | ||
Item | Column 1 Description | Column 2 Amount (including GST) |
1 | Initiating or opposing an application up to the completion of the first court date | Both: (a) $2,357; and (b) the daily hearing fee specified in item 13 that applies to the hearing |
2 |
Initiating or opposing an application that includes interim orders (other than procedural orders) up to the completion of the first court date | Both: (a) $2,947 and (b) the daily hearing fee specified in item 13 that applies to the hearing |
3 | Initiating or opposing an application for interlocutory orders (including an interim hearing) that is not otherwise described in item 1 or 2 | Both: (a) $1,964; and (b) the daily hearing fee specified in item 13 that applies to the hearing |
4 |
Procedural or summary hearing---as a discrete event | $1,964 |
5 |
Conciliation conference (including preparation) | $1,964 |
6 | Other dispute resolution (including preparation) | $1,964 |
7 | Preparation for final hearing---1 day matter | $5,022 |
8 | Preparation for final hearing---2 day matter | $6,227 |
9 | Preparation for final hearing---each additional hearing day after the second hearing day | $1,334 |
10 | Attendance at hearing to take judgment and explain orders | Both: (a) $321; and (b) the daily hearing fee specified in item 13 that applies to the hearing |
11 | Application location, recovery or enforcement of an order (other than an application for enforcement by a Registrar under item 12) | Both: (a) $997; and (b) the daily hearing fee specified in item 13 that applies to the hearing |
12 |
Application for enforcement by a Registrar of: (a) a warrant under rule 11.15; or (b) a third party debt notice under rule 11.34 |
$659 |
13 | Daily hearing fee | (a) for a short mention---$321; or (b) for a half day hearing---$1,178; or (c) for a full day hearing---$2,357 |
14 | Advocacy loading | 50% of the daily hearing fee specified in item 13 that applies to the hearing |
15 | Drafting, conferences and chamber work (not otherwise covered by other items in the table) | (a) Senior Counsel--$677 per hour; (b) Junior Counsel--$361 per hour; (c) Solicitor--$260 per hour |
16 | Disbursements---Court fees and other fees and payments to the extent that they have been reasonably incurred |
The amount of the fees and payments |
17 | Disbursements---photocopying for each page | $0.81 |
18 | Agents fees and travelling costs Note: For 2 or more hours travel. | $663 |